Pakoda Recipes: The rainy season has arrived. It is impossible to have the rainy season without talking about pakoras. Pakoras are a type of Indian snack that is usually made by mixing wheat flour, rice flour, gram flour, and various other unique ingredients. It is mixed with various delicious spices and vegetables and then fried in hot oil. Pakoras are often served with tea and are a popular snack that is liked in every Indian kitchen. It can be made in various forms, such as Aloo Pakora, Onion Pakora, Mirchi Pakora, Besan Pakoras, etc. Let us tell you about the recipe of pakora here today.
Material
Normal dumplings
1 cup gram flour
1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
1/4 tsp red chilli powder
1/4 tsp coriander powder
1 pinch asafoetida
Salt to taste
Water (as required)
Oil for frying
Mix Veg Pakoras
with the above material
1/2 onion (finely chopped)
1/2 potato (finely chopped)
2 green chillies (finely chopped)
1/4 cup coriander leaves (finely chopped)
recipe
1. Prepare the batter, add gram flour, turmeric powder, red chili powder, coriander powder, asafoetida and salt in a bowl and mix well. Add water little by little and make a thick batter. The batter should neither be too thin nor too thick.
2. If you are making mixed veg pakoras, then mix onion, potato, green chilli and green coriander well in the batter.
3. Now heat oil in a pan. To check the heat of the oil, drop a little batter in it. If the batter rises immediately, then understand that the oil is hot. Now with a spoon or your hands, drop a little batter in the oil and fry till golden brown and crispy. Take out the pakoras on a kitchen paper towel to remove excess oil.
4. After this, enjoy hot gram flour pakodas with your favorite chutney, curd or tea.
You can increase or decrease the amount of chili powder according to your preference. You can also add a little ginger-garlic paste to the batter for taste. To make the pakoras even tastier, you can keep them in the fridge for 30 minutes before frying. If you want, you can also temper them by adding curry leaves, cumin seeds and mustard seeds to the oil. Gram flour pakoras are loved by children and adults alike. This is a quick and easy snack.
FIRST PUBLISHED : June 28, 2024, 17:09 IST
